In the championship final of a four-man tournament, the 125-pounder pulled off a small upset over Joseph Benavidez (16-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) to claim the inaugural flyweight title in the co-headliner of Saturday’s UFC 152 event.

Full fight video highlights are now available of the bout.

UFC 152 took place at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, and the main card aired on pay-per-view.

Johnson, who advanced to the final after a draw and subsequent decision win over Ian McCall, met Benavidez, who knocked out Yasuhiro Urushitani in his opening-round matchup. That set up their clash at UFC 152, where two formerly undersized bantamweights had a chance to shine at 125 pounds.

As expected, the bout proved an evenly matched affair, and Johnson claimed the title with a narrow split-decision victory. While Benavidez inflicted some damage in the middle rounds, Johnson set up the victory with a strong finish in the later rounds.

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